T. B.

Hey everyone

I'm the developer behind Bagdadi Apps, a solo project where I build encryption and privacy-focused software. My main focus has been RotorCrypt X (Windows), RotorCrypt X-Files, and RotorCrypt X-Mobile (Android) a small ecosystem of apps that let people encrypt files and exchange encrypted messages without relying on any cloud service.

I got into this space because I wanted something that works completely offline, doesn't collect any data, and doesn't force users to trust a third-party server with their content. Building it alone has meant wearing a lot of hats: development, UI/UX, translations (now supporting 13 languages), and everything in between.

Hey Product Hunt!

We just shipped RotorCrypt X-Files v1.2.5.2 and wanted to share what's new with this community.

RotorCrypt X-Files is a local file & folder encryption tool drag files into a vault, up to four independent encryption layers (AES-256-GCM, ChaCha20, and an optional mechanical rotor-based layer), and you never need a password to use the vault itself. Fully offline, no data collection.

What's new in 1.2.5.2:

Genuinely curious how people here actually think about their own data security not in theory, but in practice. Do you feel confident it's actually secure, or is it more of a "probably fine" situation you don't look at too closely?

Here's what gets me: most people put a lot of trust in firewalls and antivirus software, and technically that trust is often justified modern security software is genuinely good at what it's designed to do. But almost every real-world breach doesn't happen because someone broke through a firewall. It happens because someone clicked a link, opened an attachment, reused a password, or typed their credentials into a page that looked convincing enough. The technical defenses are strong; the human sitting in front of them is the actual weak point, and no software update fixes that.